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Kulpakji

కొలనుపాక జైన మందిరం

Kolanupaka, Yadadri, Telangana · 17.6997°, 79.0375°

Rishabhanatha (with Neminatha and Mahavira)Kalachuri
Sacred since
800 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
9th c. (Kalachuri patronage)
Kalachuri

History & significance

An ancient Shvetambara Jain temple at Kolanupaka whose foundation is placed in the ninth century, when the Kalachuri ruler Shankaragana granted it twelve villages, and which flourished further under the Rashtrakutas. Its interior is finished in red sandstone and white marble; more than twenty inscriptions link it to the Kanur Gana monastic lineage, and a Kannada inscription of 1125 CE from the Western Chalukya emperor Someshvara III records its standing.

Sthala katha — the legend

Shvetambara tradition credits the original temple to the legendary emperor Bharata Chakravartin.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Kalachuri